No depth -- breadth

Did I spell that right? I'd go with complete readings of smaller works. Poems, a play or two, a short novel like Lazarillo, and short fiction.

My perception may be skewed, though. I've only ever taught the Quixote in a semester-length course, so my lesson plans are geared toward a more leisurely pace. And I suspect our program may be the only one in the universe that does not have a junior-level survey. All of our lit classes are 500 level. Don't ask me why. In five years I've never gotten a satisfying answer. Our intro to lit class is Spanish 500, a number that certainly sends the message that juniors should not take it, even though there's nothing preventing them from doing so. We're working to change that by, finally, adding a junior survey next semester.